Beautiful

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Beautiful was most popular in 2008, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,697 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,127 people named Beautiful.

Most popular in2008

Rank that year#4,697

Births that year67

Total since 18801,127

Given to100% girls

Beautiful over time

Births per year. The dot marks Beautiful’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Beautiful a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Beautiful is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,127 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Beautiful

Where Beautiful is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org